My car, a 95 Sable with about 130k, has really bad ride quality. I live in Baltimore with some of the worst roads in America -- massive potholes, rippled pavement, asphalt splotches and uneven plates everywhere -- and my Sable hits those bumps like a box of bricks. Compared to every other car I ride in around here, my car rides terribly. I feel like jolts are getting transferred right to the frame: each bump is noisy and jarring, a sharp hit felt right through my shoes and my seat. I can hear the change flying around in the tray and I get tossed around, sometimes so bad I halfway lose my grip on the wheel.
The car also suffers from noticeable shakes when it tops 55 mph. I'll get strong vibrations in the wheel and there's a lot of play in the steering, the passenger seat and dashboard will start rattling or vibrating so hard I can both see and hear it, and cups in the cupholder will have they liquid vibrated out of them even through the tiny hole in their lids.
My question: what is broken on my car? Is it the shocks? The suspension? Both? Something else? Help me, please!
The car also suffers from noticeable shakes when it tops 55 mph. I'll get strong vibrations in the wheel and there's a lot of play in the steering, the passenger seat and dashboard will start rattling or vibrating so hard I can both see and hear it, and cups in the cupholder will have they liquid vibrated out of them even through the tiny hole in their lids.
My question: what is broken on my car? Is it the shocks? The suspension? Both? Something else? Help me, please!